Suneetha Subramanian

Suneetha Subramanian

Research Fellow

Education
PhD , Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences (Bangalore, India)
Education
BSc , Agricultural Sciences, Kerala Agricultural University (India)
Institute
UNU-IAS
Nationality
India
Contacts
subramanians@unu.edu +81 3 5467 1212

Suneetha M Subramanian is a Research Fellow in the Biodiversity and Society Programme at UNU-IAS.

She has more than 15 years of experience in international and sub-national research and capacity building activities relating to biodiversity and human well-being with a focus on equity; traditional knowledge; linking policy goals to local priorities and community well-being; assessment of changes to ecosystems and human well-being; socio-ecological resilience; and joint implementation of policies and actions on health and biodiversity at the community level. Dr. Subramanian has been involved as a coordinating lead author in various assessments of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Research interests:

  • Access and benefit-sharing
  • Biodiplomacy
  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services 
  • Governance
  • International environmental law and governance
  • Science policy interface & adaptive natural resources management
  • Social-ecological resilience
  • Socio-ecological production landscapes
  • Traditional knowledge